Acknowledgements
To Mum and Dad: without your love and guidance there wouldn't be a story here for the telling.
　Love to the family, especially Lynne and Joanne, Colin, Georgina and Freddie, Nan and Grandad,
Tony and Jackie, Louise, Haydn, Liberty and Tululah, Christian and Lucy,
　To my school friends, my pals from boyhood and my Ridgeway team-mates: I've not forgotten any of
you.
　To the friends I've been lucky enough to find during a career in professional football, including
Gary, Phil, Ryan, Nicky and Scholesy. And special thanks to Dave, Terry and Steve for your company,
advice and more in recent years.
　To Andrew and Charles; Caroline and jo.
　To everyone at HarperCollins, including Michael, Tom, Jane and David, for their patience and
support, Particular thanks to my co-writer Tom, for jogging my memory and helping me find the words
I needed.
　To the team at Footwork and 19. Thanks for all the hard graft.
　Thanks to all the coaches and managers, particularly Stuart Underwood, Malcolm Fidgeon, Eric
Harrison, Sir Alex Ferguson and Sven-Goran Eriksson, who've lit up my time in the game we love: you
have my gratitude, respect and adrniration.